Automobile-lock.



T. s. KEEPER. AUTOMOBILE LOCK; APPLICATION FILED MAY 1, 1913.

Patented Mar. 17,1914.

wlmEssts Ill/VE/VTOR of a portion of is shown in and State of New Jersey, have made cer-, *tain new and useful Improvements in Autovehicle, without change in the wheel itself,

sleeve. and the end adjacent to the anion.

THOMAS SHILLINGSFORD KEEPER, OF ATLANTIC CITY, NEW

AUTOMOBILE-LOCK.

1,090,625. Specification of Letters Patent. Patent gd Ria 11?, 1931, 3,,

Application filed May 1, 1913. Serial-No. 764,841. To all whom it may concern: F tends upwardly from the extension 15, Be it known that I, THOMAS S. Karma, 2. alon 'side the steering post sleeve. A bolt citizen of the United States, and a resident arcshape is pivoted to the npperend of Atlantic City, in the county of Atlantic 1' of the post 16, b ,means of a pivot pin 18, and the free end of the bolt is provided with a notch 19,'for engagement by a locking bolt n the lock casing to be The upper end of the post 16 is provided with laterally spaced bearing lugs 20, arid one end of the bolt 1'? is received between the lug, and is pivoted thereto by means of the pivot pin 18, before mentioned. (Vasilmobile-Locks, of which the following is a specification; My invention is an improvement in auto- 1 mobile locks, and has for its object to-provide a lock of the character specified, for use in connection with the steerin wheels of automobiles and other motor vehicles, for preventing movement of the steering wheel if; unauthorized persons, which'maybe ap- 'plied to the steering wheel of any motor lug :20 and the adjacent sides of the bolts, to prevent rattling. of the said bolt in its hearing. The lock casing 22 is provided with a slot 23 in one face for receiving the notched end of the bolt, and with a key hole 24 for receiving a key to move the locking bolt, not shown, which engages the recess 19 of the bolt 17.

The lock within the casing 22 may he of any desired construction, but is preferably of such form that a particular is necessary to operate the same.

the lock is preferably not locking and which when in operative position will absolutely prevent movement of the wheel, and when in inoperative position will not interfere with the operation of the wheel.

In the drawings: Figure 1.is a side View an automobile provided with the improved lock, the wheel being in section, Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the wheel, and Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the lock proper. struction, such The present embodiment of the invention or released connection with an automobile l, i longing thereto. having a steering wheel'ii, connected to the The casing 22 is connected with a plane 25, steering post 3, which arranged in the i the said plate being of greater length than rim of the wheel I the casing, and of a length to -extend from is connected to the steering post by spokes 5 one of the spokes 3 to an adjacent spoke, as in the usual manner, and the locking mechshown in Fig. 2. The ends of the plate are anism comprises a collar 6 which encircles beveled, as shown at 26, and near the steering sleeve 4, at a convenient disthe plate has an opening 27 for receiving a tance from the steering wheel, and the said 5 rivet 28, or the like, for securing the said collar is held in position by means of braces plate to thespoke of the wheel.

-7 and 8. each of the said braces being se- The key hole 24 is preferably arranged in cured to the collar at one end by means of I the plate 25, in order that the saidkey hole rivets 5) or the like. and to the dash board 10 i may be easily accessible from at the rearof the hood and to the foot 2 seat. It will be understood that the imboard 11. i i proved lock may be arranged either as The. brace-7 is directly above the steerin 5 shown, that" is at the lower side of the wheel, hood is f or at one side of the same or even above the provided with an angular lug 12, andthe 5 steering post, according to the wishes of the said lug laps against the rear face of the owner of the car. \Vhen arranged as shown, board 10. and is secured thereto by a screw as soon as the bolt'li is released from the or bolt 13. The braces 8 are at the sides of lock, the said bolt will fall downward intothe sleeve, and each brace diverges laterally open position, by its own weight, so that it from the steering wheel, at the end remote is only necessary to release the said bolt in from the sleeve, and the said end is secured 5 order to release the wheel. to the foot board ll, by means of screws or f Thecollar 6 which supports the post 1,6 is

bolts 14. v I preferably supported by braces, as shown, The collar 6 is provided with a radial ex- I in order to release'thc steering ost sleeve tension 15, and a post or standard 16 exi from any strain on the same. I n use, the

presently described.

ers 21 are arranged between each hearingthe drivers wheel is locked, by

casing. \Vhen it is cl the key is inserted in lease the bolt .17, and the said its own weight out of ti 10 into inoperative position.

be applied to any car,

lifting the locking-bolt until the recessed end thereof enters the slot 23. The lock is preferably a sprin lock, so

' ring bolt ng of the 100 s the said bolt in t esired to use the car, I by the post,"

sion, a series to the collar mobile to support the collar on the sleeve of he the steering post, a locking bolt supported and a lock casing having means the key hole 24; to rel for engagement by the bolt to lock the bolt bolt falls The device m change in the car itself.

' I claim 2- An attachment of th ie lock casing and without requiring any i e character specified, 15 comprising a collar having a radial extenof to the casing, said casing having means i whereby it may be secured to the steering l wheel of the automobile.

THOMAS SHI LLINGSFORD KEFFER.

Witnesses:

(1. E. TRAINOR, SOLON C. KEMQN.

the other end with the body of an auto- 

